Compact polarization-based all-optical interconnection systems with growth capability

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 5479-5487

  Cohen, Nadav ^a   Mendlovic, David ^a   Leibner, Bruce ^a   Konforti, Naim ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0000377979     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.005479     Document Type: Article

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